Jairam hastens second draft of Land Bill

Union Rural development Minister Jairam Ramesh is burning the midnight oil to bring the Land Acquisition and Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill 2011 before the Cabinet on Monday so that it can be......

Why the land acquisition bill is flawed

The Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 argues for a perfect land market, unrestrained urbanisation and industrialization, says activist Gopal Krishna. On September 7,......

Why the land acquisition bill is flawed

The Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 argues for a perfect land market, unrestrained urbanisation and industrialization, says activist Gopal Krishna. On September 7,......

Angry Mamta almost walked out of Cabinet meeting

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh faced a difficult situation on Thursday night when Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee prepared to walk out of the Cabinet meeting in a huff. Dr Singh at once persuaded......

Parliament passes historic Land Acquisition Bill

The path-breaking Land Acquisition Bill was on Thursday one step short of becoming a law with Parliament giving its approval to it. Lok Sabha passed the amended version of the legislation, which......

Mamata opposes Land Acquisition Bill

While threatening to walk away from the Union Cabinet, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee raised serious objection to the Bill relating to land acquisition for industrialisation and rehabilitation of......

'Land related Bills may stifle real estate'

Unitech, a New Delhi-based real estate developer, has said various bills related to land and real estate sector may impact the sector's growth if various stakeholders' interests are not taken care......

Here are the details of the draft land acquisition Bill

Amid a raging controversy over land acquisition, the government on Friday unveiled a new draft Bill putting in place a transparent, legal framework aimed at giving adequate compensation to land......